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The Piikani Nation RCMP recently charged two people with drug and weapons offences.

On Tuesday, October 22, Piikani Security alerted Piikani Nation RCMP of a vehicle that lost one of its wheels and drove into a ditch near Brocket on Highway 3.

Once the RCMP arrived, they found that both of the people in the vehicle had outstanding warrants and were placed under arrest for those warrants.

The vehicle contained drug paraphernalia that was in plain sight, which caused the vehicle to be searched incidental to arrest.

As a result of the search, police found:

The Wetaskiwin RCMP is asking Albertans for help in locating 31-year-old Talsa Ashlee Cardinal, a Wetaskiwin resident after fleeing from the RCMP.

Cardinal was out on a release order for First Degree Murder out of the Edmonton Police Service with a 24-hour curfew. On October 19, Cardinal was observed breaching her release order.

When Wetaskiwin RCMP attempted to arrest Cardinal for failure to comply with the release order, she proceeded to assault the officer, resisted arrest, and fled from the location. 

The current whereabouts of Cardinal is unknown. 

Saskatchewan dynamic duo, The Johner Brothers, are back with their new single "Bring Back The Mullet"! This weekend, Brad Johner joins us to talk about the comeback track and share one of his favourites from the past. Plus, we'll revisit a 2022 #1 from Tyler Hubbard.

Catch the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 pm and Sundays at 4 pm across the Golden West Country Network. 

The federal government is slashing immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits the government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government had targeted bringing in 500,000 new permanent residents in both 2025 and 2026.

Next year's target will instead be 395,000 new permanent residents, and that will fall to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027.

The Town of Nanton is aiming to borrow money to complete some upgrades.

They recently did a first reading of a new bylaw that would allow the town to borrow money to complete critical upgrades to their sludge handling system that at their wastewater treatment plant.

Upon the final passage and approval of the bylaw, Bylaw 1401 allows the Town to borrow $581,900 to complete those upgrades.

The High River Fire Hall is hosting a free Car Seat Clinic for those who would like better education on how to properly buckle in their newborn or child.

The clinic runs today (Oct. 24) from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. with Samantha Waddell, a CPST-Instructor supervising the event.

Parents who attend the event will get hands-on help in how to make sure their child is protected and safe in their car seat as well as helping address any concerns people could have.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of stepping down as the leader of the Liberal party by next week. 

A letter signed by two dozen Liberal MPs asking Trudeau to step down was presented to the prime minister Wednesday at a tense caucus meeting in Ottawa.

The letter asked for him to let the caucus know by Oct. 28 what he decides to do.

Trudeau told MPs he would reflect on what was said, but when asked today if he would stay on as prime minister after that date he answered a definitive "yes." 

The federal housing minister and the Alberta minister in charge of the file have spoken about funding to tackle encampments and homelessness.

The phone conversation comes after Housing Minister Sean Fraser said in a statement Tuesday that Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan hadn't formally responded to an offer of funding.

Officials say that during the call, Jason Nixon, Alberta's minister of seniors, community and social services, expressed his government's continued willingness to partner with Ottawa and to cost-match the additional federal funding.

There has been a recall of a number of frozen waffles and pancakes after Listeria monocytogenes were found.

The companies that have been affected include Compliments, Duncan Hines, Gordon Choice, Great Value, Life Smart, Natures Path Organic, no name, President's Choice, and Selection. 

28 products have been recalled.

If you have any of the listed items with the same best before date listed make sure not to consume, use, sell, serve or distribute the recalled products.

The Remembrance Day ceremony in High River on November 11th is all set.

Past president of the High River Royal Canadian Legion Bob Collins says in preparation for the ceremony you can buy your poppies starting Friday.

Collins says they're making it easy again this year to pick up your poppies and support the veterans.

"We're out at all four stores and that being No Frills, Canadian Tire, Co-op and Sobey's."